Re: [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-06-07 Thread David Pollak
Folks, Black and White Software was selling software that monitored a fax modem on NeXT computers and forwarded incoming faxes to e-mail addresses back in 1992. If you need more information, I can dig up advertisements for the product from NeXTWorld magazine. I used the product (and know oth

RE: : [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-06-02 Thread Dean Collins
, 1 June 2005 11:42 PM > To: 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion' > Subject: RE: : [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers? > > The rule of game of patent is like this : > > You can't patent anything in the public domain, therefore you can't patent > &qu

RE: : [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-06-01 Thread Alex Pui
lated to your real application, so small guys will easily get caught. I don't pretend to be the expert but this is what I learned in a hard way. Alex -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: June 1, 2005 9:44 AM To: asterisk-b

RE: [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-06-01 Thread Race Vanderdecken
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RE: : [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-05-31 Thread Cory Andrews
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Re: [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-05-31 Thread Ed Greenberg
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re:: [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-05-31 Thread Mike
ok well " Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc., provides outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and businesses around the world. j2 " that would mean anycompany founed before 1995 could take over thsoe patent if they can show they develed them? n

Re: [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-05-31 Thread Brian Fertig
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Re: [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-05-31 Thread Brian West
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Re: [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-05-31 Thread Brian West
First, who is the accuser? Let's immediately terminate any and all business relationships with them. Right now I would rather not say since it may or may not go any farther than the letter that "offers" us the ability to license the technology. If you read the patents they have a theme

Re: [Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-05-31 Thread Michael Welter
Brian West wrote: Anyone know a really good patent lawyers... Here are a list of patents we have been accused of violating: (And yes we run Asterisk +spandsp) 5675507 - Message storage and delivery system (voicemail) 6208638 - Method and apparatus for transmission and retrieval of facsimile

[Asterisk-biz] Patent lawyers?

2005-05-31 Thread Brian West
Anyone know a really good patent lawyers... Here are a list of patents we have been accused of violating: (And yes we run Asterisk +spandsp) 5675507 - Message storage and delivery system (voicemail) 6208638 - Method and apparatus for transmission and retrieval of facsimile and au